Mike Yost

For Mike, there’s no such thing as being too loud. He loves to interview clangorous activists and advocates, drafting articles that amplify important issues within the community. His fondness for vociferation comes from serving in silence under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. His first novel, Remnants of Light, is based on those experiences: Remnants of Light.

Imagine for a moment the perfect day, whatever that may be to you. Perhaps it’s taking a long nap in the thick, green grass of Cheesman Park on a lazy, sunny afternoon. Maybe it’s skiing or snowboarding...

If you want to live forever, you could always write a book like James Joyce’s Ulysses, as literature students and professors will be debating what that colossal novel really means for centuries. You could...

One of the best bits of advice I was given by a therapist involved a lot of creative thinking on how I interact with depression in my head. I told my therapist how this meddlesome mental illness sometimes...

I sometimes imagine depression as pair of opaque lenses nailed directly to my face. Everything is about as clear as obsidian glass, the weight pulls at the skin, and my peripheral vision is narrowed, like...

I poked my head out of the tent and gazed at Loch Doon (Lake Doon), the body of water sunk comfortably into rolling, shallow hills. A thick layer of grey clouds cloaked the sky as diffused sunlight illuminated...